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$280 billion air and water treatment markets
The performance of filters and other air and water treatment equipment can now not only be monitored remotely but optimized by sophisticated software programs. Increasingly plants see advantages in outsourcing maintenance. Materials developed for compressed air filtration may find use in dust collection and liquid purification. As a result, many companies are now interested in the broader definition which defines a $280 billion/yr market.
This definition includes the tiny filters used in computer disk drives and the power plant dust collectors the size of a five story apartment building. ... |
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Airlines agree to cut aviation emissions
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The deal breaks a 10 year ICAO stalemate over greenhouse gases and marks the first time governments have agreed to reduce emissions from an individual economic sector.
The delegates adopted a comprehensive resolution to reduce the impact of aviation emissions on climate change. The agreement provides ... |
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Environnement S.A
Environnement S.A is the leading company in the field of instrumentation for the environment. Ever since its creation in 1978, Environnement S.A has been dedicated to the study, development, manufacture and supply of advanced on-line gas, particulate and water analyzers, using the most recent technologies. Environnement S.A proposes a comprehensive range of continuous monitoring analyzers for air quality monitoring, emission monitoring, engine gases monitoring, water quality monitoring, and radionucleide monitoring.
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